Trying to satisfy a perfectionist teacher, requires learning what the perfectionist’s tastes are. What they like, what they don’t like. How to nitpick like them and above all else, how to fear mistakes.
Trying to satisfy a supportive teacher on the other hand requires learning what your tastes are. What you like and don’t like. How to find your voice and double down on it. How to build your confidence and try bigger and braver acts.
One aims to avoid criticism and the other aims to see how far they can go. Two very different learning experiences.
Thomas Duggan 